SUSE-RU-2024:1614-1: important: Recommended update for open-vm-tools

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# Recommended update for open-vm-tools

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2024:1614-1  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1054800
  * bsc#1062837
  * bsc#1121964
  * bsc#1133623
  * bsc#1141969
  * bsc#1143452
  * bsc#1171003
  * bsc#1171764
  * bsc#1172693
  * bsc#1196803
  * bsc#1196804
  * bsc#1205962
  * bsc#1217478
  * bsc#1222089
  * bsc#474076
  * bsc#481137
  * bsc#944615
  * bsc#952645
  * bsc#994598
  * jsc#ECO-2164
  * jsc#SLE-24094
  * jsc#SLE-24095
  * jsc#SLE-24096
  * jsc#SLE-24097

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

  
  
An update that contains five features and has 19 fixes can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for open-vm-tools fixes the following issues:

  * Remove protobuf v22 and below as dependency from spec file (bsc#1217478)
  * Use for updating open-vm-tools to version 12.4.0 (bsc#1222089)
  * Use %patch -P N instead of deprecated %patchN
  * Own %{_modulesloaddir}: used to be present via udev-mini kmod suse-module-
    tools dependency before
  * limit to protobuf less than v22 for now until build failures have been
    fixed. pam-vmtoolsd patch as instructed by vmware (bsc#1171003) This should
    fix both (bsc#1171003) and (bsc#1172693)
  * Update vmtoolsd.service to support cloud-init customization by default
    (bsc#994598)
  * Enable vgauth for openSUSE Leap 42.1 (bsc#952645)
  * Extensive rewrite of the spec file
  * rename vmware-KMP to vmware-guest-KMP for easier identification the
    autostart-wrapper takes this into account and tries for

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-1614=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-1614=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-1614=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (x86_64)
    * open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.4.0-4.71.14
    * open-vm-tools-desktop-12.4.0-4.71.14
    * open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.4.0-4.71.14
    * open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.4.0-4.71.14
    * open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.4.0-4.71.14
    * open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.4.0-4.71.14
    * libvmtools0-12.4.0-4.71.14
    * open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.4.0-4.71.14
    * open-vm-tools-12.4.0-4.71.14
    * libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.4.0-4.71.14
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (x86_64)
    * open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.4.0-4.71.14
    * open-vm-tools-desktop-12.4.0-4.71.14
    * open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.4.0-4.71.14
    * open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.4.0-4.71.14
    * open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.4.0-4.71.14
    * open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.4.0-4.71.14
    * libvmtools0-12.4.0-4.71.14
    * open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.4.0-4.71.14
    * open-vm-tools-12.4.0-4.71.14
    * libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.4.0-4.71.14
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (x86_64)
    * open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.4.0-4.71.14
    * open-vm-tools-desktop-12.4.0-4.71.14
    * open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.4.0-4.71.14
    * open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.4.0-4.71.14
    * open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.4.0-4.71.14
    * open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.4.0-4.71.14
    * libvmtools0-12.4.0-4.71.14
    * open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.4.0-4.71.14
    * open-vm-tools-12.4.0-4.71.14
    * libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.4.0-4.71.14

## References:

  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1054800
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062837
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1121964
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1133623
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1141969
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1143452
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1171003
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1171764
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172693
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1196803
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1196804
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1205962
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1217478
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1222089
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474076
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481137
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=944615
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=952645
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=994598
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/ECO-2164
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/SLE-24094
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/SLE-24095
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/SLE-24096
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/SLE-24097

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